When was mumbai founded

Decorated in Mediterranean, Scandinavian or country cottage styles, the rooms are charming without being twee, with plenty of modern gadgets and positively 5-star bathrooms. There's also a bar and the popular Poly Esther's nightclub onsite.

Light sleepers should avoid rooms adjoining the club. A Mumbai institution since the Taj has played host to Maharajas and monarchs movie stars and media moguls. Built in striking Indo-Saracenic style this grand hotel was extensively damaged during the terrorist attacks but an artful renovation has removed all traces of the disaster.

For more than a century this has been the epitome of luxury in Mumbai with graceful vaulted ceilings tall archways fine carpets and crystal chandeliers. The Taj also houses some of Mumbai's best restaurants plus luxury shops a nightclub and outdoor pool gym and even its very own fortune teller.

Set on a leafy road in Fort, Traveller's Inn has just 21 rooms, which are small but clean and excellent value. There are inexpensive dorms and better private rooms, and the staff are friendly and accommodating. There's also free wireless internet access in the lobby. Located close to many good value restaurants. Rooms are compact but tastefully decorated at this inexpensive room hotel in a handy location in Fort, just a short hop from Victoria Terminus and Horniman Circle.

For a reasonable price, you'll get a TV, air-conditioning and an en suite bathroom. There are numerous dining options on the neighbouring streets. The atmosphere in Fort is a bit less frantic and a bit more business-like than in Colaba, and the Residency makes a perfect base from which to explore. In East Indian company shifted its headquarters from Surat to Bombay. Bombay Suburban District which is known as Salesette and was the part of Goa which was under the control of Portuguese up to , the Britishers took over control of the region of this area.

Thus began the journey of the modern city Mumbai. Initially, this island city or city of seven Islands is known as Bombay. During the midth century, Bombay was reshaped by the Hornby Vellard project, which undertook reclamation of the area between the seven islands from the sea. Along with the construction of major roads and railways, the reclamation project, completed in , transformed Bombay into a major seaport on the Arabian Sea.

In Bombay became the Capital of Bombay Presidency. In saw the construction of Colaba Causeway, which united the last of the original seven isles to the main island of Bombay. Basically Salesette taluka consisted of 84 villages which were situated from Bandra to Dahisar and Kurla to Mulund. During the 19th century, three causeways were made that joined Bombay with the Suburban Districts. The Population of Bombay city in is , In , following the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Bombay as the capital.

The Company's engineer, Mr. Bates proposed the making of an embankment to close the gap and the Bombay Council approved a monetary provision of Rs. Though Bates originally predicted it would take nine months, the work which started in was not finished until The wall was not strong enough to stop the seawater and frequent repairs had to be undertaken.

It was only under Governor William Hornby that the Hornby Vellard from the Portuguese word 'Vallado', which means a fence was constructed which permanently solved the problem.

With this, about acres of land was reclaimed, drained and was rented out for farming. The crowded inner city also got land to expand inwards and new residential areas came up in Mahalaxmi, Kamathipura, Tardeo, and Bycullah. The Bellasis Road causeway was built joining the west to the east coast, extending all the way from Malabar Hill to Mazagaon.

The last of the islands to be joined were the Colaba and the Little Colaba. In , the island of Colaba had been declared as a cantonment area, and people used boats to go there, which were often overcrowded, leading to accidents.

The Bombay Council suggested the construction of a causeway and persuaded the Directors to agree to it by stating the advantages that would accrue. The construction was completed in and both the islands were joined to Bombay by the Colaba Causeway. Thus the task of joining the seven islands was completed by The resultant island city that emerged is what constitutes south Bombay at present.

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